Science Associates / Specialization:
Mapping
Alex Ernesto Somrau
Alex Ernesto Somrau
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Ectomycorrhizae associated with pine and eucalyptus from the Mesopotamian region of Argentina
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Andres Stucke
Andres Stucke
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I investigate truffle distribution and its potential for sustainable land use
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Aryaman Gupta
Aryaman Gupta
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Bonnie Dighero-Kemp
Bonnie Dighero-Kemp
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Infectious diseases and disease ecology researcher with focus on international scientific capacity building and outbreak prevention through wildlife and environmental conservation. Thirteen years of field research experience in Africa.
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Caroline Daws
Caroline Daws
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I am interested in the ecology and distribution of plant-fungal symbioses and how these relationships are affected by climate change stressors like warming and wildfire. I use field and greenhouse studies to understand how the availability of mycorrhizal mutualists or plant pathogens across the landscape might affect seedling fitness, species coexistence dynamics, and ultimately, forest composition.
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Clara Qin
Clara Qin
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Danielle Stevenson
Danielle Stevenson
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AMF and other fungal roles in bioremediation of contaminated sites
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Daniyal Gohar
Daniyal Gohar
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My research interests focus on biotic interactions, particularly fungal-bacterial interactions, and their impact on ecosystem functioning. I use computational molecular methods of microbial ecology, including biodiversity metabarcoding, and genomics to advance our understanding of microbial biogeography and the interactions between microbial communities and their habitat.
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David J. Castillo
David J. Castillo
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We use low-cost remote, modular sensing devices to measure how environmental variables modulate the abundance of microbial population and their impact on vegetation growth in difficult settings, addressing unknown interactions between soil bacteria and mycorrhizal fungi in complex ecosystems dynamics like soil respiration, carbon cycle and nitrogen fixation.
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Dr. Andrea C. Rinaldi
Dr. Andrea C. Rinaldi
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The main focus of my research is on ectomycorrhizal symbiosis and the study of mycorrhizal communities in selected ecosystems. Also, I'm very interested in fungal mapping and relevant conservation efforts.
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Dr. Carlo Jacomini
Dr. Carlo Jacomini
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Soil and Land Ecology Lab, Head
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Dr. Christian Taylor
Dr. Christian Taylor
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Dr. César Terrer
Dr. César Terrer
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My work has been focused on the effects of CO2 in terrestrial ecosystems, the role of soil nutrients in a climate change context, and plant-soil interactions. My research shows that mycorrhizal associations play a major role in the carbon cycle at a global scale, affecting the speed of global warming.
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Dr. Joshua Herr
Dr. Joshua Herr
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The research in my laboratory is fairly broad, but we are mostly interested in understanding the taxonomic and functional diversity of mycorrhizal fungi with a particular focus on arbuscular and ectomycorrhizal fungi in the Great Plains of North America.
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Dr. Joyce Mnyazi Jefwa
Dr. Joyce Mnyazi Jefwa
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My research focuses on Mycorrhiza and Mushrooms utilization, restoration and conservation in natural and agro-ecosystems. Additionally, I am working on the bio-geography of mycorrhiza for inoculum production and management of degraded habitats.
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Dr. Kabir Peay
Dr. Kabir Peay
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Spatial patterns in the distribution of mycorrhizal fungi and their host plants, the ecological and evolutionary mechanisms that create them, and their consequences for a sustainable planet.
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Dr. Marcel van der Heijden
Dr. Marcel van der Heijden
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We investigate the importance of mycorrhizas and soil biodiversity for plant growth, ecosystem functioning and sustainability. We assess soil and plant microbiomes (including mycorrhizas) and investigate the physiology and molecular biology of mycorrhizal associations.
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Dr. Nadia Soudzilovskaia
Dr. Nadia Soudzilovskaia
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Global mycorrhizal contribution to carbon and nutrient cycles in the view of ongoing environmental change; impact of climate change of soil biodiversity
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Dr. Nandkumar M. Kamat
Dr. Nandkumar M. Kamat
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Dr. Nelly Rodríguez Eraso
Dr. Nelly Rodríguez Eraso
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Landscape ecology with spatial analysis for biodiversity conservation and ecosystems services are my topics of work.
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Dr. Nicolas Corradi
Dr. Nicolas Corradi
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Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi genetics and genomics
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Dr. Ram Bahadur Khadka
Dr. Ram Bahadur Khadka
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Explore biodiversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in Himalayan foothills, Evaluate efficacy of AMF and Trichoderma spp. in plant productivity and plant protection
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Dr. Samina Sarwar
Dr. Samina Sarwar
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Dr. Shiva Devkota
Dr. Shiva Devkota
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Diversity and Distribution of Ectomycorrhizal fungi, Host specificity and Community responses
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Dr. Vincent Merckx
Dr. Vincent Merckx
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Mycorrhizal networks and their importance for plant health and survival.
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Elena Leander
Elena Leander
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Evelin Yulisa Reyes Méndez
Evelin Yulisa Reyes Méndez
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My research investigates the effects of urbanization and changes in warming on soil fungal communities, unraveling the intricate ecological dynamics and understanding the consequences of these dual forces on soil microbial diversity and function.
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Farah Shafiq
Farah Shafiq
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Fionnuala Bulman
Fionnuala Bulman
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Sampling and characterisation of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities from native and agricultural ecosystems in New Zealand. Use of greenhouse experiments to investigate the link between these sampled communities and resilience in plant-soil ecosystems.
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Fruzsina Eva Felegyhazi
Fruzsina Eva Felegyhazi
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Gabriel Orrego Astorga
Gabriel Orrego Astorga
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Gabriel Orrego, forest engineer with a master's degree in forest ecology. Collaborator of the Fungi Foundation and scientific director of the Festival Reino Fungi. Co-founder of Symbiotica, dedicated to socioecological restoration and environmental education.
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Grace Gachara
Grace Gachara
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Guillermo Bueno
Guillermo Bueno
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Helbert Lim
Helbert Lim
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My name is Helbert, a researcher from Research Center for Ecology and Ethnobiology, National Research and Innovation Agency, Indonesia. My work focuses on ectomycorrhizal fungal communities in Indonesian tropical forests, especially on their biodiversity and ecology. My goal is to map ectomycorrhizal fungi distribution in Indonesian forests.
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Inviolata Lusweti
Inviolata Lusweti
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Jordon Tourville
Jordon Tourville
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Justin D Stewart
Justin D Stewart
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Identifying key players and patterns in networks of microorganisms with an emphasis on plants, soil, and mapping.
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Kennedy Masamba
Kennedy Masamba
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Laura Van Galen
Laura Van Galen
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Luis Berrios-Hayden
Luis Berrios-Hayden
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MSc Student. Spatial distribution of AM fungal diversity and metal concentrations as a function of urban structure in Philadelphia, PA.
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Mark Worthing
Mark Worthing
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Michael Sakha
Michael Sakha
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Michala Phillips
Michala Phillips
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I am an ecologist studying how biotic interactions, disturbance and global change mediate community assembly of plants and soil microbes to affect emergent ecosystem functions.
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Naveen Dilawar
Naveen Dilawar
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Okoro Ikwuakonam George
Okoro Ikwuakonam George
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Paul Shannon
Paul Shannon
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Philemon Gyamfi
Philemon Gyamfi
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I am currently a 2nd year MSc. Plant Protection, and my research focuses on the effects of different fertilizer levels on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in different corn varieties under different water regimes. This research aims to evaluate the potential impacts of different nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium levels on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi under different water conditions to ascertain the best soil nutrient addition methods that can help sustain soil microbiome functioning and diversity.
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Raphael Wangalwa
Raphael Wangalwa
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Sarah Cuprewich
Sarah Cuprewich
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Simone Marcolini
Simone Marcolini
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Sreejith Kalpuzha Ashtamoorthy
Sreejith Kalpuzha Ashtamoorthy
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Long-term monitoring of tropical forests of Southern Western Ghats in the context of climate change through permanent sample plots
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Stephen Russell
Stephen Russell
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Takem Ebangha Agbor Delphine
Takem Ebangha Agbor Delphine
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As a researcher and Geospatial Analyst, I do a lot of mapping as daily routine and work in soil, climate and forest conservation projects,
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Thapelo Raseepho
Thapelo Raseepho
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Tom May
Tom May
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Urmila Mallick
Urmila Mallick
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Zoirjon Islomiddinov
Zoirjon Islomiddinov
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Ñawi K. Flores
Ñawi K. Flores
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My research weaves Indigenous Knowledge Systems with Western scientific methods to evaluate Indigenous-led climate/culture innovative conservation, adaptation, and mitigation, as well as the ethical approach to nature-based solutions and nature-positive practices. The kinship-based regenerative landscape restoration of the Global South food systems (farmlands & forestlands) links the intersections between the kallamp ecosystem (mycorrhizal network), soil health stewardship systems, and Indigenous People (IP) and Local Communities (LCs) symbiotic-indigeneity cultural philosophy on “commonning" the rhizosphere health.
Lab-to-Land Experimental Farm, kinship-based Chichupampa Clan, Tawantinsuyu, Ecuador.
Regenerative Collaborations, Turtle Island, USA.